The Fund seeks to provide a steady flow of income by investing primarily in Canadian government and corporate fixed-income instruments and asset-backed securities with maturities of more than one year.
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Risk Rating
How is the fund invested?
Geographic allocation (%)
Growth of $10,000
(since inception)
Data not available based on date of inception
Fund details
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| Standard deviation |
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| Yield to maturity |
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| Coupon |
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| Average credit rating |
Not rated |
Understanding returns
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INCEPTION |
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Calendar year returns (%)
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2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
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2017 |
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Range of returns over five years
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Q1 2025 Fund Commentary
Market commentary
The Canadian economy faced significant challenges during the first quarter, driven by trade disruptions and tariff uncertainty. While the U.S. postponed its broad-based tariffs multiple times, trade issues loomed large for investors and markets.
Despite these challenges, the Canadian economy was resilient. Canada’s gross domestic product growth was 1.5% last year and was expected to be 1.4% for 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund. However, productivity growth lagged, highlighting ongoing challenges to business investment in the current environment.
The Canadian fixed income market posted a gain. The yield on 10-year Canadian government bonds fell from 3.22% to 2.97%, leading to higher bond prices, particularly for longer-term government bonds. Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds gained, benefiting from the overall decline in yields and a stable credit environment.
Performance
The Fund’s relative exposure to U.S. Treasury (2.125%, 2054/02/15) was positive for performance as inflation-linked bonds outperformed. Relative exposure to Province of Quebec (4.4%, 2055/12/01) was negative for performance as provinces forecasted larger deficits.
The Fund’s duration (sensitivity to interest rates) was positive for performance as bond yields fell. The Fund’s yield curve positioning, with its higher allocation to longer-term bonds, was negative for performance. Short-term yields fell more than long-term yields over the quarter. Overweight exposure to corporate bonds was also negative for performance.
Portfolio activity
The sub-advisor added Government of Canada (3.25%, 2035/06/01) to adjust the Fund’s duration. The sub-advisor increased Toronto-Dominion Bank (7.283%, 2082/10/31) based on the value of Canadian dollar limited recourse capital notes.
Province of Alberta (2.95%, 2052/06/01) was sold in favour of a higher-yielding holding from the same issuer. Sunac China Holdings Ltd. was reduced as the company faced financial challenges, which led to its second restructuring.